Money-changing apparatus.



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ATTORNEY PATENT OFFICE.

FRED P. FURTTINGER, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

MONEY-CHANGING AYPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16. 1916.

Application filed January 89, 1915. Serial No. (.994.

' residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in ltloney- ChangingApparatus, of which the followin is a specification.

%his invention relates improvements in money cording apparatuses.

The ob ect of an up aratus involving a plurality of receptac es ada tedto receive coins in stacks or superpose order in combination with anovel arrangement of means for selecting and ejecting the correct coinsautomatically to give the exact change when a key designating the amountof the sale and the do nomination of the coin to be changed, is dcto newand useful changing and repressed.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of-the classdescribed wherein the depression of a single key causes the operation ofarts whereby the correct change is given without calculation orselection y the operator.

()ne of the novel features of the mechanism illustrated in theparticular example herein set forth resides in a plurality of reversiblebars having each a short movement whereby different combinations ofcoins are ejected from the coin receptacles.

Still another feature resides 111 an arrangement whereby the coinejecting mechanism can be bodilv displaced and moved out of operativerelation with the kevs, so that when it is desired to just recor a sale,as when the exact amount in coins is received from the customer, theproper key may be depressed without releasing any coins.

still further object oi the invention is to provide an up )aratus of thecharacter described that w1l be strong, durable, ellicient, and simpleand comparatively inexpensive to construct, also one in which theseveral parts will not be likely to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has relation tocertain novel features of construction and operation, an example ofwhich is described in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein;

the invention is to provide Figure 1 is a pers iective view of a cashregister showing this invention attached thereto, Fig. 2 is a detail inerspective of a portion of the ap aratus, 1* ig. 3 is a plan view of thekeys, ig. 4 is a front elevation of the apparatus detached from theregister, Fig. 5 1s a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same,Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 7isl a detail of the tubes and ejector bars in p an.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates an elongated frame includingend standards 2 connected by a longitudinal vertical web plate 3 and afront top bar 4. In each end standard a vertical post 5 is fixed and haspivoted centrally thereon a lurality of arms 6 disposed horizontally andspaced apart by collars 7. These arms normally stand parallel with thestandards 2 and are so retained by sprin universal bars 8 pivoted on theposts an engaging the arms on opposite sides on each side of the postsas is best shown in Fig. 2. Coiled springs 9 attached to the up er endsof the bars 8 and the standards liold the bars in place, while facestrips of leather or other yieldable material 10 project from the saidbars and bear against the arms. It is obvious that either way the armsare swun the universal bars will be displaced and when pressure on thearms is relieved the bars 8 will return any displaced arm or arms tonormal.

A plurality of tubes A, B, C, D, and E designed to contain respectively,10 cent. 5 cent, twentv-live cent, and fiftvcent coins and silverdollars, are disposed in the frame. These tubes are held in fixedrelation to the frame as will be hereinafter described. Each tube has ata certain height or heights horizontal slots 11 of such size as topermit the lateral displacement of one or more coins as the occasion mayre uire.

The extremities o the arms 6 have loose pivotal connection withlongitudinal links 19. and bars 14, the bars being disposed on one sideof the tubes and the links on the other. The bars 14 as shown in Fig. 7are in close proximity to the tubes and carr coin lugs 15 and 16, theformer havin sat icieut thickness to displace only one com and thelatter two coins. These lu normally stand at the sides of the tubes inine with the slots 11 and when the bars are moved longitudinally arecarried through the tubes, dis lacing coins according to the thicknessthe lugs and supporting the superim osed coins in the tubes so that thebars an lugs may be retracted.

Motion is imparted to the links to move the bars 14 and by means of thearms 6 the said bars may bemoved in either direction; said bars thusbeing reversible and doing double duty. It is obvious that only one baris moved at a time. It is further obvious that various means could bedevised to impart motion to the links 12.

In the construction illustrated it is ro posed to make change vup tofive dol ars, excepting pennies. By observing Fig. an idea of thearrangement of the bars and lugs with res ect to the function of eachwill be had an it is believed a description of the operation of two orthree bars, will clearly illustrate the invention.

Still referring to Fig. 5 it will be noted that the top bar 14 has butone lug and this ad'acent the B tube containing nickels. By moving saidbar to the right the ln will enter the slot 11 and dis lace one coinhaving a value of five cents. his bar gives five cents change out of tencents. Referring to the sixth bar 14 from the top it will be noted thatit has double lugs 16 on each side of tube A, single lugs 15 on eachside of tube C and a single lug 15 on the right hand side of tube D.When this bar is moved to the left it gives change where five cents isto be taken out of a dollar and accomplishes it as follows: The righthand lug 16 enters the slot 11 of the tube A and ejectstwo dimes; theright hand lug 15 enters the slot ll of the tu e C and ejects onequarter; and the other in 15 at the right of the tube D enters the 5 0tthereof and e'ects a half-dollar. If the bar is reverse that is moved tothe right from its normal position, it gives chan where five cents is tobe taken out of a ha f-dollar, viz: The left hand lugs 15 and 16 entertheir respective tubes and respectivel eject one quarter and two dimes.To urther illustrate we will take the twelfth bar from the to whichgives chan e for cents out $1.00 w ienmoved to the le t b ejecting onedime, one nickel and one hal dollar; and when pushed to the right ejectsone dime and one nickel, thus taking 35 cents out of cents. It isobvious that this last movement would also take cents out of $1.00.

It is apparent that keys with proper designations and connection withthe links 12 would when depressed produce the required movements of thebars 14 to give the correct change in each instance. As shown in Fig. 1the mechanism is mounted in a cash register casing 20 which has a keplate 21 in which the tubes are supporte A plurahty of keys 22 are alsomounted in this plate and depend below the same as shown in Figs. 2 and6. These keys as shown in Fig. 3 are each labeled to indicate both theamount of the sale and the value of the coin from which change is to begiven, being placed above the latter as forinstancc 40 over indicatesthat when this key is depressed 60 cents change will be given. Each keyhas a lateral pin 23 which engages in a notch in a lever 24. The levers21 normally occupy a horizontal position just under the key plate 21 andrest on the spring pressed universal bar which serves to return andisplaced lever to its normal position. with the cash registerrecording, printing and indicating mechanism (not shown) so that when akey is depressed its lever 21 will be swung down and the usual cashregister operation carried out. It is to be understood that the levers24 may be omitted and the apparatus used exclusively for change making.The keys are arran ed in two rows in stepped order and each iey has aforwardly extendin shoe .26. For moving or swinging the lin 's 152 aplurality of levers 27 and 28 are provided, the levers 27 being disposedon one side of the links and those 28 on the other side. These leversare pivotally mounted on the web plate 3. Alternate levers are disposedon the same side of the links thus giving suiiicient freedom of movementto the levers. The disposition and relation of the levers 27 and 28 isvery clearly shown in Fig. 4. Each lever has at its upper end a head 29having its upper edge 30 inclined downward in a direction op osite tothat in which the head is swung an also provided with an upright stop 31at the end of said edge. These heads are disposed in juxtaposition tothe shoes 26, those of the levers 28 being associated with the front rowof keys and the heads of the levers 27 being associated with the backrow of keys.

It is apparent that when a key is depressed its shoe E26 rides down theedge 30 at the same time swinging the lever until contacting with thestop 31. Each lever at its lower end and below loose pivotal connectionwith an car 32 turned up from the link 12 with which the particularlever is connected. It is obvious that by reason of the centrallypivoted arm 6 that the links are moved in a reversed direction to thebars H and also that the heads '29 are swung in the same direction inwhich said bars are moved. Referring back in the description to themovement of the bar to take 4") cents out of a dollar it will be seenthat when the key 22 hearing the designation 8- is depressed the head 29of the corresponding lever '28 will be swung to i the left swinging thecorresponding link 12 hese levers are suitably connected L its pivotpoint has 11 the former 2' to the right and the 6th bar to the left thuscarrying out the operation described.

Should the key bearing the designation which is in the back row, bedepressed one of the levers 27 will be swung. It will be observed thatthe ed 31 of this particular lever 27 is incline oppositely to the lever28 just referred to and therefore the head of said lever 27 will beswung to the right, swinging the attached link to the left and the 6thbar to the right whereby one quarter and two dimes are ejected. It isapparent that where a bar has two movements its link is connected to twolevers both of which must swing when the bar moves; for this reasonthere is no connection between the heads 29 and shoes 26, which permitsthe heads to swing freely.

The end standards 2 of the frame 1 rest on bars 33 having tracks orlongitudinal guide ribs 34 on their upper surfaces which are let intothe standar s and revent longitudinal displacement of the rame 1 butermit lateral displacement or movement rom front to rear. A member 35rigid with the top bar l depends from the center of the same as shown inFigs. 2 and 6. A lever 36 pivoted to the inner side of the front wal ofthe casin has its lower end pivoted to the lower en of the member 35.This lever is under tension of a. spring 37 exerting its pressure belowthe pivot oint of said lever. A horizontal plunger 3 extends through thefront wall of the casing and is pivoted to' the upper end of the lever36. By pressing this plunger inward the lever 36 is swung so as to movethe frame 1 bodily forward sufiicientl to move the heads 29 out of thepath 0 the shoes 26 in which position the parts are locked by means of anotch in the plunger en aging the wall of the casing and so held y aspring 39. \Vith the parts in this position any key may be depressedwithout swinging any of the lovers 2? and 28 and thus not releasin anvof the coins. This condition is broug it about when the exact amount ofthe sale is handed to the operator and no change is required, it beingmerely desired to record and indicate the amount of the sale which isaccomplished by the depression of one of the lovers 24. When it isdesired to restore the frame and establish the correlative position ofthe keys and levers the plunger 38 is released whereby the spring 37returns the frame to its normal position.

A slide bar ll is mounted in the bottom .of the frame 1 under the tubesand provided with apertures 42 of suchdiametersas to permit the passageof the coins from the tubes when registered with the latter. A. handlebar 43 extends from the slide bar through the casing 20. By manipulatingthis handle bar the slide bar is adjusted either to retain the coins inthe tubes or to empty the tubes. In Fig. 3 a key 44 is shown at theextreme left. This key is designated and has the same connection with alever 46 as the other keys have with the levers 27 and 28 however thiskey has no connection with the levers 24 and when depressed does notoperate any part of the cash register but swings one of the linkswhereby the lowermost bar 14 is moved to the ri 'ht (Fig. 5) so that alug l7 is carried into the tube E and a dollar ejected each time the keyis depressed.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: It bein desired toregister a sale of cents and give the change out of a dollar, theoperator depresses the key 22 hearing the designation which is in thefront row of keys (Fig. 3). This key on being deressed swings the head29 of one of the evers 28 through the agency of the shoe 26, said headbeing swung to the left (Fig. 4). The link 12 connected to said lever isswung. to the ri ht (Fig. 4) whereby the arms 6 ivoted thereto are alsoswung and the eight )ar 14 from the top (Fig. 5) 1s swung to the left.As said bar is moved to the right the ri ht hand 111 s 15 enter theslots 11 in the tu s A, C an D and e'ect a dime, a quarter and ahalf-dollar, which amounts to 85 cents the correct change. The coinsfrom the tubes fall between the same and pass be-' tween the bars 33 andaccumulate in a ocket 48 depending from the casin and rom which they maybe readily removed. It is obvious that any key 22 which is deressed willinitiate the same operation. Vhen one of these is depressed as above theconnected lever 24 will also be swung down and in the above case thecash register mechanism (not shown) operated to indicate and record asale of 15 cents. sired to em ty the machine, manipulation of the ban 0bar 43 will dump the coins into the pocket. Dollars may be ejected fromthe tube D by manipulating the key H and the desired number had. Coinsreceived by the operator are deposited in the various tubes.

It is apparent that various changes may be made in the ejeetin means andthe foregoing illustration and as an example of the invention and is iiino way a limitation of its reduction to practice.

t is pointed out that it is necessary to depress one of the keys 22before change for When it is de- 1 description is given amounts underone dollar can be had and thus it is impossible to make change withoutrecording the sale. It is also apparent that various safeguards aslocks, etc., may be applied to the apparatus, but as they form noparticular part of the invention it 151 is not necessary to enter into adescription of the same.

The invention is presented as including all such modifications, changesand alterabearing a designation indicating t e coin discharged when theparticular rey is decoins pressed; and means for dischargin rem thereceptacles coinprisin a p urality of individual elements, each e ementbeing constructed to discharge certain coins of a predetermined valuewhen moved whereby certain combinations of coins may be discharged bydepressin the particular key connected with said e ement, some of saidelements being reversible and having provision for dischar ing adifferent combina- {.{ion of coins by tie depression of another 2. Inamoney changing apparatus, the combination of a frame, a plurality ofkeys fixed with relation to the frame, a lurality of coin ejectingelements mounte in the frame, individual operating members connected tothe ejecting elements, aplarality of levers each having individualconnection with an operating member, each lever being in the path of oneof the keys, means for bodily moving the levers out of the ath of thekeys, and a plurality of coin tu es disposed in the path of the ejectingelements and having provision for discharging coins therefrom.

3. In a money changing ap aratus the combination of a frame, a plura ityof keys, a plurality of coin ejecting bars mounted in the frame, coinejecting lugs mounted on the bars, operating links disposed in theframe, arms pivoted in the frame and connecting the links with the bars,levers mounted in the frame and connected to the links, keys disposedover the frame and in position to strike the levers, and coin tubeshaving coin ejecting opening disposed in the paths of the coin ugs.

4. Ina money changing apparatus the combination of a frame, a pluralityof keys, a plurality of coin ejecting bars disposed in the frame, coinejecting lugs mounted on the bars, operating links disposed in theframe, arms pivoted in the frame and connecting the links with the bars,levers mounted in the frame and connected to the lin keys disposed overthe frame and in position to strike the levers, coin tubes having coine'ectin'g o enings disposed in the paths of t e coin age, and means formoving the frame so that the levers will be out of the paths of thekeys.

5. In a money changing apparatus, the combination of a. support, aplurality of depressible keys, a. plurality of coin receptacles, aplurality of=coin ejecting bars disposed on the sup ort and constructedto e'ect coins from t e receptacles, operating links disposed on thesupport parallel to the bars, arms pivoted on tie support and pivotallyconnecting the ends of the bars and the ends of the links, meansoperated by the keys for longitudinally displacing the links whereby thebars are displaced longitudinallv and coins ejected from the receptaclesby the bars, and means for moving the suportand the parts mountedthereon whereiy the operating means is moved out of the path of thekeys.

0. In a money changing a paratus, the combination of a plurality 0 coinholders each having ejecting openings at different elevations,superposed coin ejecting elements constructed to enter the openings ofthe holders and eject certain numbers of coins therefrom, and changedesignating keys operating said elements to eject coins correspending invalue to the designation of the key depressed.

In a money changing apparatus, a support, coin tubes fixed in thesupport and havin coin discharging openings, a movable raine mounted inthe support, coin ejecting bars movable transversely of the tubes, coinejecting lugs mounted on the bars at one side of the tubes and adaptedto enter the discharge openin of said tubes and eject coins when theiars-are moved, some of said bars having lugs on both sides of the tubeswhereby coins are ejected by moving said bars in either direction, meansmounted on the frame for moving the bars, keys mounted on the support aapted to o erate the bar moving means, and means for odily moving theframe to throw the bar moving pieans out of operative relation with theeye.

8. The combination in a money changing apparatus, of a support, cointubes fixed in the support and having coin discharging openings atdifferent elevations, a frame movable with relation to the support andthe tubes, coin ejecting bars movable transversely of the tubes andcorrelated with the openings thereof, coin ejecting lugs mounted on thebars at one side of the tubes and adapted to enter the dischargeopenings of said tubes and eject coins when the bars are moved, some ofsaid bars having lugs on both sides of the tubes whereby coins areeected by moving said bars in either direction, horizontal linksdisposed parallel to the bars, horizontal levers pivoted in the frameand pivotally connecting the ends of the bars with the ends of thelinks, levers mounted on the frame and having their lower ends pivotedto the links so that when keys.

n testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

levers are carried out of the path of the FRED P. FURTTINGER. Witnesses:

CLINARD F. Cmmnnns, JACK D. SCHLEY.

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